For many, the hallmark of being a Singaporean is to speak in Singlish. We do this so naturally that we use Singlish even when we should be speaking in Standard English instead.
At this workshop, Matthew Winchester will raise the awareness of the difference between Singlish and English as well as point out which are the occasions when it is, or is not, appropriate to use the colloquial language.
He will also be highlighting the common errors in the use of English. These errors include the often mistaken usage of “Yet” and “Already”, and “Countable” and “Uncountable”.
Anyone interested in this topic is welcome to sign up.
Date: Saturday, 22 August 2009, 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Location: Programme Zone, Level 1, Woodlands Regional Library – 900 South Woodlands Drive, Singapore 730900
To register for the workshops, please email your name and contact details to info@goodenglish.org.sg. This workshop is limited to 25 participants on a first come, first served basis.
This is part of a series of 4 workshops brought to you by British Council, National Library Board and Speak Good English Movement.
A note about the speaker
Matthew Winchester is the Marsiling branch coordinator at British Council. He studied psychology at the University of Plymouth and specialised in non-verbal communication and children with learning and behavioural difficulties.
Before joining the British Council Singapore, Matthew taught 2 to 82 year olds at the Shane English Schools in Japan, where he was the Assistant Director for the Kita Kanto district.
